Show Lottery could stimulate state resources Gerald Narciso Globe Weekly News By choosing writing as a profession there is a good chance I will never be a multi Maybe Ill I'll get lucky like Kevin Federline Britney Spears' Spears husband and marry someone rich Or maybe Ill I'll get hit by and collect settlement checks for the rest of my life But in both those scenarios the hassles much outweigh the reward This is exactly why I am upset that Utah does not have a lottery Utah is one of the twelve states that does not have a lottery system But the majority of those states have some sort of gambling like Nevada and Wyoming horse racing Utah is a state where there is no form of gambling at all And while I Ican Ican Ican can agree that having kids exposed to roulette tables and slot machines all their lives can lead to a potential future gambling problem I dont don't think a lottery has any significant negative effects on a society If anything I think it would help it Aside from my dream of making millions without earning it having a lottery would serve as a fund raiser for much needed improvements in the community A lot of people complain about our school systems and how they need to improve Most states that have lottery systems allocate the majority if not all of its profits on education Lottery revenue can raise up to million a year for education That staggering figure could drastically help improve things like facilities computers books and improved teacher wages Despite the social good a lottery could do for the community Im I'm sure there are a lot of locals who cringe at atthe atthe atthe the idea of any sort of legalized gam gam- bling They probably envision having to walk through an Albertsons and see seea a bunch of old drunk degenerates wasting away at the slot machines all while their innocent children look on But to me the lottery is nothing more than harmless gambling For starters most people who play the lottery do not realistically expect to win myself excluded They say that you are more likely to get hit by lightning lightning light light- lightning ning 25 times before you win a jack jack- pot And I cant can't name one person who has been struck by lightning Its It's not like blackjack or roulette where there is somewhat of a realistic chance you could win money What's 2 or 3 each time you fill up the tank going to do In lottery states the average lottery spender dishes out outa a meager per year That's 33 cents a day Think of it as investing in our children with the tiny possibility of retiring early Now I doubt the lottery will even be considered in the future I understand that Utah has to maintain its reputation as a perfect wholesome society even though the Elizabeth Smart and Mark Hacking thing threw that right out the thedoor thedoor thedoor door And heaven knows that selling 1 lotto tickets will lead to the demise of everything good that this state still has left |